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Vistra’s second-quarter earnings strengthened as wholesale power markets tightened further. Adjusted EBITDA rose more than 30%, while the generation fleet maintained at least 97% commercial availability during recent extreme heat in Texas and PJM.
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California’s battery fleet has now exceeded twenty-one gigawatts of capacity. Utility-scale systems dominate the total, while more than 300,000 distributed batteries provide another 3GW across homes, businesses, farms, schools, and industrial facilities.
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Nvidia is reportedly preparing a major investment in Lancium’s infrastructure. The proposed deal would connect AI semiconductor capital directly with the gigawatt-scale electrical systems needed to support the Stargate data-centre programme in Texas.
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Britain restricted electricity exports during July heatwave system stress periods. NESO reduced day-ahead export capacity to zero on selected European interconnectors as domestic operating margins tightened during several morning and evening peaks.
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Aura Power and Verdant Energy have formed a combined platform. The business brings around 1GW of operating and construction-stage solar and battery assets together with a development pipeline of approximately 10GW.
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Litgrid is accelerating transmission upgrades as Lithuanian generation expands rapidly. Harmony Link design work, increased LitPol Link capacity, and LiDAR monitoring form part of a wider programme supporting renewable growth and regional power flows.
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Romania has authorised emergency electricity controls during August system stress. Transelectrica may reduce export capacity and, as a last resort, limit specified large industrial consumers between 19:00 and 23:00.
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Norway plans to halve electricity grid development times across regions. A two-year NVE licensing deadline, simplified assessments, and project prioritisation sit alongside changes intended to accelerate onshore wind construction.
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Ireland’s Celtic Interconnector is now due to commission in 2028. Energy minister Darragh O’Brien is pressing EirGrid for clearer explanations as difficult seabed conditions and heavier trenching keep the 700MW France link on a late-2028 path.
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Flir’s Chinese field case applies thermal imaging across photovoltaic maintenance. The feature examines defect detection, inspection safety, and the limits of supplier-reported results.